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Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... Investment and advice complaints capture financial advice, managed funds, timeshare, stockbroking, horseracing syndicates, and crypto. "The relatively low number of complaints received by AFCA relating to advice is reflective of the maturity of the industry ...

ASIC acts against illegal investment scheme operator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... to be 18-24 months. ASIC has also previously alleged that Hopkins misused investor funds, including converting them into crypto assets. ASIC is seeking to have The A Team Property Group wound up, alongside five of the investment schemes and all associated ...

ASIC cancels FTX Australia's licence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of embattled crypto company FTX. The regulator explained that until 12 July 2024 the company may provide limited financial services that relate to the termination of existing derivatives with ...

Monochrome files for first Bitcoin ETF in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... Automic, Ernst and Young, CF Benchmarks, and Gemini Trust. Last year, Monochrome received ASIC approval to operate spot-based crypto asset ETFs. At the time, Monochrome chief executive Jeff Yew commented: "The regulator's approval of this license ...

The boomer boom is over: AUSIEX

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... equity and private credit, and innovations in passive investing vehicles such as direct indexing through the introduction of crypto assets in portfolios. New technology will also be disruptive, particularly AI service enhancements. "We know that technology ...

Jones lifts adviser levy freeze, updates funding model

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... expenditure, either across a broader population or over time to recognise the wider benefits of those activities. For example, crypto assets and buy now pay later (BNPL) do not sit within the existing system of licensing, registration, and supervision ...

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF: A landmark institutional event?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... they need to invest in digital assets," he said. Sidelska believes this new venture is about stamping a brand name on the crypto market. "Firms across the US are likely to feel more comfortable using a product from a recognised name like Fidelity or ...

Investors trust ChatGPT for advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
An overwhelming number of investors believe ChatGPT will provide accurate financial advice, flagging they will lean on artificial intelligence as their trusted adviser in the future. According to the Investor Index study of 1100 UK investors with a ...

ASIC flags AI regulation remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... small businesses, consumers, and the wider economy. "We will look at other developments in this space as well, such as crypto tech - digitisation of assets, carbon markets, FX, and lending," he said. In another example, ASIC expects to consult on expanding ...

Director charged over illegal investment scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
A former financial adviser is facing several charges of dishonest conduct and dealing in proceeds of crime after he convinced clients to open SMSFs to invest in businesses he owned, all while operating unlicensed. Ashley Vincent Arandez fronted the ...